Manson Matt Black (batch)

This page contains all Manson Matt Black guitars that followed the Manson Matt Black, as all of the guitars seem to be from the same batch.
In contrast to their name giver, these do not have custom hardware, but some of them have the same uncovered humbucker (III, IV, V) and some feature a covered Manson MBK-2 (II, from V onward).

Matt mainly uses these guitars for smashing around. Tim said that 4 were made, but multiple ones have been seen live. It can be assumed that 4 guitars were used, but necks and bodies were replaced.

Background

This guitar was built by Tim Stark of Manson Guitars in February 2013 an debuted at the March 5th, 2013 Columbus gig. It was very similar to the Manson Matt Black except with standard (not custom) hardware and a standard Manson MBK-2 Bridge Pickup instead of the uncovered Humbucker.

Touring

At the second gig Matt used this guitar, he slided it over the LED-panels while playing the Freedom outro and finally threw it out between the slots of the pyramid. Most likely the neck received heavy damgage, because the next show the Matt Black II wasn't used until it returned at the Tulsa gig with a new neck. This neck seemed similar to the DL-1 neck that the Manson Red Glitter 2.0 got after a damage.

At the Las Vegas gig Matt threw it out through the slots again, this time the guitar nearly flew into the crowd.
With the beginning of the Uprising outro riff he smashed it four times very heavily and and finally threw this guitar into the audience. On a video ([watch]) can be seen, that the audience starts a fight over the guitar, whereupon the security confiscated the guitar. A tweet from Dominic Anderson says that the guys catching the guitar were allowed to keep the guitar after the concert.
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Background

Presuambly this guitar made it's first appearence at May 22nd, 2013 Coventry gig. It was the successor of the Manson Matt Black V. This guitar had a covered humbucker unlike its 3 predecessors (III, IV & V), so that it had the same specs as the Manson Matt Black II.

Touring

It was tossed once at its debut after the Freedom outro. It was thrown around several times at the end of Uprising at the May 25th Emirates gig where it did not appear to be damaged and then was thrown again at the end of Stockholm Syndrome at the May 26th, Emirates gig where the body split in half and the guitar was destroyed.

Background

Touring

The guitar was only used for Stockholm Syndrome at its debut. At the end of the Freedom outro, Matt threw the Matt Black VII into the air and the impact of it landing on the stage smashed the guitar's body in half.